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Tuesday, August 30, 2005 



Volume 78, Issue No. 1 



Martin, 

Tennessee 



The Pacer 



Editorial 

Freshmen: Unpack 
the suitcase, 
stay in Martin 

— Page 2 



Pacer ! 



Hey you! Get 
out of your 
dorm room 

We’ve got the 
lowdown on some 
surefire boredom 
cures. 

— Column, Page 3 



Freshmen can 
get a leg up 

Columnist offers 
perspective on 
how to survive the 
first year. 

— Reviews , Page 7 



Got the ball? 

The ‘Hawks take 
flight this Thursday 
against Central 
Arkansas. 



— Page 8 



Pacer 

Where’s my 

MONEY? 

If you completed registra- 
tion (paid fees) on or be- 
fore Aug. 30, 2005, your 
excess aid should be 
ready according to the 
initial of your last name 
on the following days from 
8:10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Tuesday 

Aug. 30, 2005 
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N, P, Q, R, U, 

V, W, X, Y, Z 

Wednesday 

Aug. 31, 2005 
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J, L, M,0, S, T 



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Editorial 2 

Cartoon 2 

Letters to the Editor 2 



News 4 

Bulletin Board 4 

Police Report 5 

Arts & Entertainment 6 

Classifieds 7 

Sports 8 



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Delays dog Village apartment project 



UTM Housing thanks students 
for patience , understanding 

Heather Roland 

Asst News Editor 




MATTHEW MAXEY / The Pacer 



Construction on the new apartment-style dormitories began Aug. 12, 2004. The proj- 
ect was slated to be completed by the end of summer. 



Whoever said, "A little bit 
of rain never hurt anyone/' 
apparently did not work on 
the construction site that 
posed a major problem to 
the completion of University 
Village, UTM's newest edi- 
tion to on-campus apart- 
ment housing. 

University Village was 
scheduled to be complet- 
ed at the end of Summer, 
2005, allowing students to 
become residents in the fall 
semester. However, there 
were initial problems that 
have significantly delayed 
its completion. 

First, the state fire marshal 
had concerns with some 
design issues which had 
to be dealt with according 
to Tim Nipp, Construction 



Manager for UTM. Soon 
after the contract was finally 
awarded. University Village 
encountered its second 
major problem— rain. After 
a significant rainy period, 
the construction site became 
muddy. However, Searcy 
Construction of Union City, 
contractor for University 
Village, made numerous 
efforts to persevere through 
these problems. 

Nipp said that Searcy 
Construction built gravel 
roads on the construction site 
in order for their equipment, 
as well as their employees, 
to continue working. 

Nipp continued by say- 
ing that most contractors 
would have simply said that 
they could not work in these 
conditions; however, this 
was not the case for Searcy 
Construction. They contin- 



ued to work diligently. 

"They have kept fighting 
through this," Nipp said. 
"They have kept focus on 
getting to the end." 

Of the five buildings, B 
Building is scheduled to be 



completed first with only 
minor punch list items to 
be completed. Director 
of Housing Earl Wright is 
anticipating its completion 
by September 20 or close 
thereafter. 



"It is hard to give a con- 
crete date now," Wright said 
in regard to the completion 
of the remaining four build- 
ings. 

— See ' Delay ’ on Page 5 




Welcome Back 



Kara Goddard (above), a PEP 
leader and a “Move-in Mania” 
volunteer, helps a student move 
into the dorms. 



UTM Writing Center coordinator 
Jenna Wright (far right) helps 
carry a table while students roll 
the rest of their boxes into the 
rooms. 



Regina Hammond (sitting) helps 
freshmen students pick up their 
Skyhawk Card and explains how 
to put money on them. 




UTM moving up in national rankings 



Jay Baker 

Entertainment Writer 

UTM increased its ranking for 
public universities in the south 
granting bachelor's and mas- 
ter's degrees in the 2006 edi- 
tion of America's Best Colleges 
complied by the U.S. News and 
World Report magazine. 

UTM advanced three spots 
from last year's 23rd place rank- 
ing to tie for 20th place with 
University of North Florida in 
the same category this year. 

The report comes after three 
consecutive years of record 
enrollment at UTM with a pro- 
jected fourth coming up this 
fall. Setting a new record, 6,104 
students enrolled for fall class- 




es in 2004, followed by record 
enrollment for spring and sum- 
mer semesters in 2005. 

In its 2006 rankings UTM 
improved its scores in peer- 
assessment and its retention 
and graduation rates. Other cat- 
egories used to determine rank- 



ings include faculty resources, 
student selectivity, financial 
resources and the alumni giv- 
ing rate. According to the maga- 
zine, the peer-assessment is the 
most important category. 

"The U.S. News rankings are 
important, and I'm pleased that 
UTM's position in the rank- 
ings has improved the last two 
years," said Dr. Nick Dunagan, 
UTM chancellor. "Still, my 
primary concern is improv- 
ing overall quality in academic 
programs and services so that 
our students receive the best 
education possible. We're mak- 
ing excellent progress in these 
areas." 



— See ‘Rank’ on Page 5 



Higher Education Funding 



Tuition hike 
offsets cost 
of services 

Rebecca McClure 

Asst. Arts & Entertainment Editor 

As many Tennessee college students are well 
aware, tuition costs this fall are increasing across 
the state. The UT Board of Trustees approved a 
9.7 percent increase in tuition costs for UTM in 
June 2005. 

This increase means that undergraduate stu- 
dents at UTM will pay $171 more per semester, 
which will be about $342 more than last academ- 
ic year. After the change, the cost of tuition and 
fees for those who attend UTM is now $2,246.50 
per semester. 

The 9.7 percent increase in tuition also applies 
to graduate students and to New College, UTM's 
online degree program. This amount is below 
the proposed 13 percent increase originally rec- 
ommended by the Tennessee Higher Education 
Commission. 

Students at other state universities are also 
facing increased tuition costs, most of which 
are greater than UTM's 9.7 percent increase. UT 
Knoxville now costs $271 more per semester than 
last year, at $2,645 each semester. The University 
of Memphis saw one of the highest increases, 
with tuition costing students $302 more per 
semester, at a total of $2, 542 per semester. UT 
Chattanooga and MTSU also had significant 
increases this fall, with students now paying 
$2,300 per semester at MTSU and $2,250 at UT 
Chattanooga. 

On the UTM campus, the amount of the increase 
in tuition is earmarked to be used for overall 
technology and education purposes. 

The increased tuition costs are "giving us the 
ability to look for the teachers we need," says 
Carroll Lewis, UTM Bursar at the Office of 
Business Affairs. According to Lewis, this money 
will be used primarily to "meet our budget 
needs" as a campus. One result of this would be 
that the university would have a greater ability to 
be more competitive in attracting the most quali- 
fied instructors to the UTM campus, Lewis said. 

Nevertheless, this rise in tuition costs comes 
much to the dismay of many students. "I see the 
increase, but I don't see where it's going," says 
Mindy Par man, a senior chemistry major. "I am 
getting the same education as freshman year, but 
I am paying more for it." 

However, some students are choosing to find 
a bright side to the situation in spite of the 
increased costs. 

"I definitely don't like it," says Sarah Fiser, a 
sophomore elementary education major. "We still 
have to buy food, pay for car insurance and now 
worry about paying more [for tuition]. But it will 
teach us how to manage our money better." 

For many students, this rise in costs will be 
partially offset by the $300 per person increase 
in the HOPE lottery scholarship. This increase 
was voted into effect by the Tennessee General 
Assembly earlier this year. 



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Our View 



Editorial: Resist the 
urge to go home on 
weekends; enjoy Martin 



I n the last four years, 
the period of time prior 
to the beginning of 
classes allotted for fresh- 
men to adjust to campus 
life has undergone numer- 
ous changes. We've seen 
the time dwindle from a 
full week to just three rel- 
evant days. Furthermore, it 
has been called Freshman 
Welcome Week, the 
Freshman Experience and 
we've heard rumblings of 
yet another chapter in this 
naming merry-go-round: 
First Year Experience. 

There have been a lot of 
positive changes in the pro- 
gram. Rather than making 
mad dashes around cam- 
pus, every student service 
has been consolidated into 
the UC. This is a great ser- 
vice to the weary parents 
chasing after their sons and 
daughters as they savor the 
first few hours of their col- 
lege experience. In fact, the 
change was such a success 
that the lines were backed 
up through the hallways 
trying to get everything 
squared away. We suppose 
waiting in lines is better 
than sprints across the 
quad. 

The name and focus of 



the event should remain 
on a single goal: Keeping 
new students excited about 
UTM so that they return 
year after year. The reten- 
tion numbers are poised to 
make a comeback, but there 
is still much more work to 
be done. Ending the "suit- 
case college" stigma asso- 
ciated with UTM requires 
a group effort of campus 
administrators, peer lead- 
ers and fellow students. 

The vicious cycle of 
nobody staying on the 
weekends is only perpetu- 
ated by the attitude that 
nothing happens on the 
weekend because nobody 
stays. While there are no 
easy solutions, we must all 
come to a consensus opin- 
ion that low retention and 
bored, apathetic students 
are linked. 

We eagerly await what the 
new academic year has in 
store to address this issue. 



To our readers: 

Share your ideas for dealing 
with retention by emailing us 
at pacer_opinions@utm.edu. 
We will publish your messag- 
es next Tuesday in our "Letters 
to the Editor" section. 



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Editorial Policy 

Opinions expressed in personal columns are those of the writers and 
may not reflect the opinions of the staff as a whole. Editorials are written 
by members of the Editorial Board, with contributions from other students, 
campus administrators or community members on an as-issue basis. 

The Pacer invites student organizations to submit press releases at least 
two weeks ahead of an event. We cannot guarantee the publication of any 
submitted letter, release or news story. 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 

Story ideas or news tips may be e-mailed to pacer@utm.edu or presented 
at our weekly staff meetings, held at 5:15 p.m. every Tuesday during the 
semester. If you are unable to attend these meetings, please contact the 
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The Pacer welcomes comments, criticisms or ideas that its readership 
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This newspaper is printed every Tuesday during the semester. Our press 
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ERIC WHITE / The Pacer 



Encouragement goes a long way 



Recently, I was watch- 
ing an old rerun of Walker, 
Texas Ranger. At the begin- 
ning of the show, a boy, 
who had been teased and 
bullied by a much larger 
boy and his girlfriend, was 
standing on the roof of his 
school, mentally preparing 
to jump. The boy was a 
young teenager, probably 
around 14 or 15 years of 
age. 

Of course, Norris spotted 
the boy and, realizing the 
dilemma, raced to the roof 
to save him and despite 
Norris' best efforts, the boy 
jumped to his death. And 
all because of a bully. 

In recent years, teenage 
suicide has more than dou- 
bled in the United States in 
children from 10 to 14 years 
of age and ranks as the 







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third leading cause of death 
for people under age 25, 
according to the American 
Foundation for Suicide 
Prevention. We must ask 
ourselves, why? 

In the Walker episode, it 
was due to a bully. Even 
though this was a television 
show, in reality, it happens 
every day. And it happens 
right here at UTM when stu- 
dents speak badly of others. 
Wouldn't it be great if we as 
UTM students could learn 
to embrace the diversity of 
others instead of chastising 
them for being different? 



After all, if we were all the 
same, it would be a pretty 
boring world. 

Encouragement is the 
answer. It is just as easy 
to encourage as it is to dis- 
courage. It is just as easy to 
help as to hurt. 

As fellow UTM students, 
we must encourage one 
another. After all, we are 
a family here at UTM as 
well. 

A random act of kindness 
can go a long way. After 
all, there is a reason why 
suicide rates are up among 
teenagers. Although this is 
just one of the reasons why, 
let's work together to stop 
it right here at home. Let's 
accept the diversity of oth- 
ers, encourage one another 
and start this new semester 
off right. 



A message for students displaced from Village 



This letter originally ap- 
peared in the First Flight edi- 
tion published for first time 
students last Thursday. The 
contents are being reprinted 
here as a service to the campus 
community. — Editor 

University Village apart- 
ments will not be ready at 
the beginning of the school 
year: however, one building 
of the complex should be 
ready shortly after classes 
start. Students scheduled to 
move into University Vil- 
lage will be moving into 
McCord Hall on August 25. 

UTM has made arrange- 
ments for students sched- 
uled for occupancy in 
University Village to live 
in McCord at no cost un- 
til their space at the new 
complex is ready. As differ- 
ent buildings at University 
Village are completed and 
approved by the fire mar- 
shal, students will move 
form McCord to Univer- 
sity Village. The university 
will have people available 



Earl Wright 




to move boxes from their 
McCord residence, to their 
new apartment. Since Uni- 
versity Village beds are full 
size, sheets will be provide 
at no cost during the Mc- 
Cord stay. The residents 
will use their own pillow, 
pillow case and blanket. A 
multi-plug outlet with a 15 
foot cord and built in cir- 
cuit breaker will be avail- 
able for each resident while 
at McCord. A laundry card 
with a $10.00 credit will 
be issued at no charge. A 
refrigerator/freezer/micro- 
wave unit will be provided 
in each suite at McCord for 
University Village residents 
during this interim period. 

Sodexho food services 
are working with stu- 
dents to assist the student 
while waiting for the Vil- 



lage apartment kitchens 
to be operational. Campus 
Safety staff are addressing 
the parking questions for 
residents commuting from 
home while waiting for 
the apartments to be com- 
pleted. 

University Village resi- 
dents have been given an 
opportunity to select a 
roommate while in Mc- 
Cord. Every effort has been 
made to place suitemates 
for the new apartments into 
McCord. Installation of car- 
peting in B Building should 
be completed any day, and 
completion of B building is 
expected around Septem- 
ber 20. The C building will 
be next, followed by D and 
E buildings. The A building 
is expected to be the last 
building completed. 

Earl Wright is the direc- 
tor of UTM Housing. He can 
be reached at ext. 7733 or 
houseme@utm.edu. 



Elaine 
Wilson 

Staff 

Columnist 

Beginning 
the ‘next 
chapter’ 
in college 

Welcome to UTM and to 
the beginning of the rest of 
your life. This year brings a 
new chapter in your life and 
only you have the power 
to decide what to do with 
it. Hopefully you're here 
because this is where you 
want to be, but you may 
be here because of parental 
pressure, because friends 
or family come here, or you 
didn't know what else to do 
and thought you'd try col- 
lege. Beginning today you 
can decide how you want to 
live and whether you want 
to go through life simply 
getting by or whether you 
want to really live. No par- 
ents, friends or professors 
can do it for you. Only you 
can choose to have a life of 
meaning by how you give 
yourself to your passions 
and other people. 

The world we live in and 
many people we know 
often measure success by 
the amount of money in 
our bank accounts and hap- 
piness with the newest and 
most expensive toy. But 
those things only have the 
meaning that you person- 
ally attach to them. No one 
wants to be money poor, 
especially me, and we all 
know that we need money 
to live on, but true success 
is within you and in creat- 
ing a life of meaning and 
purpose that fills you and 
overflows into the world 
around you. 

Attending college is 
a major step in your life, 
but it is only one of many 
to come. Here you'll have 
the opportunity to meet 
new people from different 
backgrounds, be exposed 
to and challenged by new 
ideas and honor your call- 
ing in this world. Put your 
heart into everything you 
do, whether it is getting 
good grades, volunteering 
or being a true friend. 

Give things a chance 
and be open to finding an 
interest in something you'd 
never thought of before. 
Don't worry if you don't yet 
know where you belong. 
You're entitled to make mis- 
takes. In time you'll begin 
to feel the right path to 
follow, as if you've finally 
come home. And when you 
do feel that calling, listen 
well. Pay attention to that 
feeling that energizes you 
and gives you a zest for life. 
Do what you love and use 
those gifts to give to oth- 
ers. Then you'll know true 
success. 




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Campus News 



August 30, 2005 



Belote named vice chancellor for student affairs 



Staff Reports 

Dr. Katherine High, former vice 
chancellor for student affairs, has ac- 
cepted a position with the UT system. 
David Belote, UTM assistant vice 
chancellor for student affairs and di- 
rector of student life, was appointed 
campus interim vice chancellor for 
student affairs by Dr. Nick Dunagan, 
UTM chancellor. 

"David is a student affairs veteran, 
and he will do an outstanding job of 
directing a highly motivated team of 
professionals," Dunagan said. 

Belote is a UTM graduate and previ- 
ously served as interim vice chancel- 
lor for student affairs in 2000-01. Since 
joining the university in 1976, he has 
worked in housing, athletics, campus 
recreation and student-life positions. 

Belote is likely to serve as the inter- 
im vice chancellor for nearly a year, 
according to university officials. 

"The search committee is slated to 
be formed in January with the goal of 



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having [the next vice chancellor] in 
place by next summer," said Bud 
Grimes, director of University Rela- 
tions. 

High was named July 20 as the in- 
terim associate vice president for 
student life for the University of Ten- 
nessee system and will be located in 
Knoxville. The announcement was 
made by Dr. Robert Levy, UT system 
interim vice president for academic 
affairs. Her appointment became ef- 
fective Aug. 1. 

High leaves UTM where she was 
campus vice chancellor for student 
affairs since 2001. She has been with 



the university since 1982 in various 
leadership capacities in Knoxville, in- 
cluding a time as chief of staff in the 
system administration. 

Levy said the position is termed in- 
terim until standard process for the 
position can be completed. 

High will work with all UT cam- 
puses to ensure students have access 
to services and resources that enhance 
accessibility and success in pursuit of 
their degrees. 

"Katie High and I have worked 
together in various ways for many 
years, and I'm excited that we'll be 
able to tackle some new challenges to- 
gether," Levy said. 

Levy said, "Priorities will include P- 
16 initiatives and how students at one 
UT campus can benefit from other 
UT units' services. These and other 
student-life issues are areas in which 
High has enormous expertise, includ- 
ing more than 20 years experience in 
higher education and a great under- 
standing of the UT system." 



Theresa Woody named minority affairs director 



Kevin Teets 

Senior Reporter 

The Office of Multicultural 
Affairs has taken on a new 
name and a new leader. 
Teresa Woody was recent- 
ly named the director of 
Minority Affairs, replacing 
Luther Mercer III who left 
the position last semester. 

David Belote, Interim 
Vice Chancellor for Student 
Affairs, says that Woody 
will be perfect for the job. 
"Having Teresa Woody as 
director will allow UTM 
to focus on one of our 
major goals- to achieve an 
extraordinary degree of 
international, multicultural 
and multiracial integra- 
tion," Belote said. 

Woody will work with the 
Black Student Association 
and the International 
Student Association to 
bring speakers to campus 
and offer events that will 
benefit the students of UTM. 



This 

says 



year Woody 
she plans to 
bring about more 
co-sponsorship 
between groups on 
joint projects that 
encourage diversity 
on campus. 

As for the chal- 
lenges that face 
UTM concerning diver- 
sity and multiculturalism. 
Woody says they are the 
same that our society faces. 
"Any university is a micro- 
cosm of the society around 
it and faces the same prob- 
lems. Namely, I'm talking 
about the sheer logistics of 
getting different groups of 
people together to focus on 
an issue and then attempt- 
ing to build a consensus 
or a workable compromise. 
Sometimes we just have 
to agree to disagree on 
an issue in a civil manner 
until it can be worked out," 
Woody says. 

Since 1998, Woody has 




Woody 



served as a library 
associate in techni- 
cal services at the 
UTM Paul Meek 
Library. She has 
also held jobs in 
the community 
and was employed 
in the Office of 
International 
Programs while attend- 
ing UTM. Woody earned a 
bachelor of arts in English 
with a minor in philoso- 
phy in 1997 and a master 
of science degree in com- 
munity counseling in 2005, 
both from UTM. 

Woody, who is a member 
of Sigma Tau Delta English 
Honors Society and Alpha 
Kappa Alpha at UTM, says 
it is easy for her to recall her 
favorite part about attend- 
ing UTM. "My favorite part 
has been all the different 
friendships I've made over 
the years. One of the fun 
things about college life is 
all the colorful characters 



you meet and the things 
you get into together," 
Woody says. 

The Pacer asked Woody 
what words of advice 
she has for students as it 
concerns multicultural- 
ism. "Be open to learning 
about other cultures and to 
sharing things about your 
own culture with others. 
You never know what you 
might find," she says. 

No direct indication 
was given as to why the 
office has changed from 
Multicultural Affairs to 
Minority Affairs. "The uni- 
versity, like any other insti- 
tution, is dynamic. Many 
organizational changes 
take place over time," 
Woody says. 

Woody's office is in the 
Division of Student Affairs, 
located in the Hall Moody 
Administration Building. 
She may be contacted at 
881-7282 or at twoody@utm. 
edu. 



Delivery of The Spirit yearbook delayed indefinitely 



Will York 

News Editor 

The yearbook for the 
2004-2005 school year has 
faced several delays and 
failed to meet deadlines in 
the spring. 

If deadlines would have 
been met, students would 
have been able to pick up 
their yearbooks during 
finals week in the spring. 

But missed deadlines and 
computer problems have 
delayed publication until 
an unknown future date. 

To compound the prob- 
lem, Jim Bruce, last year's 
adviser to The Spirit , UTM's 
student-run yearbook, 
resigned in the spring, 
leaving Tomi McCutchen 
Parrish, the current adviser, 
to oversee the completion 
of both last year's and this 
year's yearbooks. 

Parrish said that last fall's 
deadlines were met, but 
problems emerged in the 
spring semester with paid 
staff members submitting 
pages in a timely manner. 

Staff members worked 
through the summer, but as 
of press time, only 91 of 244 
pages have been sent to the 



publisher, the Marceline, 
Mo. -based Walsworth 

Publishing Company. 

Walsworth specializes in 
printing school yearbooks. 

Kevin Anderson, last 
year's editor for The Spirit , 
told Parrish that many 
pages were saved on the 
yearbook's computer, but 
now a computer accident 
has caused the pages to be 
lost. 

"I was trying to change the 
password on the desktop, 
and I accidentally deleted 
the username, so our PDF's 
that we were supposed to 
send to the publisher got 
lost," Anderson said. "I 
wasn't really thinking when 
I was doing it." 

After making the year- 
book pages with design 
software, staff members 
convert page files to PDF 
and send those files to 
Walsworth for printing. 

Anderson claims he fin- 
ished the yearbook in May 
after the staff missed sev- 
eral deadlines. After gradu- 
ation, Anderson moved to 
Nashville to begin work as 
an e-commerce representa- 
tive, leaving the recovery of 
the PDF's and the yearbook 



in the hands of the new edi- 
torial staff. 

Anderson said he is sorry 
that the yearbook was not 
finished under his watch. 

"I personally am horri- 
fied," Anderson said. "I 
knew when I was leaving in 
May that they wouldn't get 
it in when school got out, 
and that sucked because I 
worked really hard on it." 

As far as when the year- 
book will be ready, Parrish 
is "not really sure." 

"I cannot give a definite 
answer until the primary 
computer is repaired," 
Parrish said. 

However, staff mem- 
bers have told Parrish, 
who is also an instructor 
in the UTM Department 
of Communications, that 
many of the pages have 
been completed, but they 
cannot be accessed and sent 
to the printer. 

This year's delay comes 
on the heels of a similar 
delay in 2003-2004, which 
forced The Spirit staff to 
mail the yearbooks to grad- 
uated seniors. Last year's 
yearbook was not made 
available until the middle 
of the fall semester after the 



staff failed to meet dead- 
lines. 

Last year's yearbook staff 
told The Pacer that they 
would correct their mis- 
takes and try to get the 
2004-2005 yearbook fin- 
ished on time. 

Dr. Robert Nanney, 
Communications 
department chair, said 
he regrets the delay. 
"We want to get it here just 
as quickly as everybody 
else," Nanney said. "We're 
trying to find out what's 
happening." 

When the yearbook is 
published, it will be the sec- 
ond time The Spirit will be 
published behind schedule 
since a yearbook fee was 
instituted in 2002. 

The fee was approved in a 
student referendum during 
the Student Government 
Association elections. 

Each full-time undergrad- 
uate student pays $8.50 per 
semester to finance the 
school yearbook. Last year, 
more than $78,500 was 
raised from student fees. 

Student staff members are 
paid according to the work 

— See f Yearbook ’ on Page 5 



Campus Bulletin Board 



Summer Wrap 

Student killed in Florida 
bulldozer accident 



UTM student Kyle Toon, 
19, was killed on July 6 
when the bulldozer he 
was working near ran over 
him. 

He was an engineering 
major from Union City. 

Toon was taking part in 
a summer internship pro- 
gram at the Anastasia State 
Park near St. Augustine, 
FI. The project centered 
around beach rebuilding 
and renourishment. The 
project's aim was to dis- 
tribute 840,000 cubic yards 
of sand along 2.5 miles of 
beachfront. It was Toon's 
last day on the project when 



the accident occurred. 

Toon was laying down 
survey stakes along the 
beach when the bulldozer 
driver lost sight of him, 
police say. Toon was about 
75 yards away from the 
water line when the acci- 
dent happened. 

"[Toon] bent over put- 
ting stakes in the ground 
when the bulldozer driver 
never saw him," Detective 
John Olson told WTLV-TV. 
"By the time the bulldoz- 
er driver warned an eye- 
witness to this thing and 
backed off it was already 
too late." 




Summer graduates hear 
‘five success strategies’ 

Ted Welch, UTM alumnus and owner of Nashville's 
Ted Welch Investments in Nashville, delivered the grad- 
uation address for summer commencement on August 
14. 

Welch offered five "universal" strategies that gradu- 
ates can use as they pursue work in the fast-paced 
world of work. He advised the graduates to have faith 
in their coworkers, not to worry about things they have 
no control over, to continue to learn and to "be a posi- 
tive influence in whatever you wind up being in [their] 
profession." 

Welch told graduates that by adhering to his five strat- 
egies, graduates would be able to live in our high-tech 
world that requires operating at 100 percent capacity. 

Welch graduated from the Martin branch of UT in 
1955. 

Chancellor Nick Dunagan and UT President John 
Petersen were on hand to confer degrees. 

Gresham named UTNAA 
‘distinguished professor’ 

Dr. Jerry Gresham was named the re- 
cipient of a UT National Alumni Asso- 
ciation Alumni Distinguished Service 
professor. 

According to University Relations, 
the professor must "demonstrate ef- 
fectiveness in teaching and distinction 
in a subject matter or professional field 
as evidenced by publications or other 
appropriate demonstrations of distinc- 
tion." 

Gresham is the chair of the UTM Department of Agri- 
culture and Natural Resources and has been teaching at 
the university since 1973. 

"Jerry gives 110 percent to his teaching and his leader- 
ship," said Chancellor Nick Dunagan. 

Gresham also directs the Tennessee Governor's School 
for Agriculture, a selective program for high school stu- 
dents held in Martin each summer. 

Gresham won the Cunningham Outstanding Teacher/ 
Scholar Award in 2003. 

Gresham will receive a $3,000 award as an annual sal- 
ary supplement until he retires. 

UTM graduate to serve 
as system-wide trustee 

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen appointed UTM gradu- 
ate Joseph Sturdivant to serve a one-year term on the UT 
Board of Trustees on July 27. 

The board oversees four campuses, Knoxville, 
Chattanooga, Martin and the UT Health Sciences Center 
in addition to three special research facilities. The UT 
system enrolls 42,000 students and has a budget of $1.4 
billion. 

At UTM, Sturdivant earned a bachelor's degree in biol- 
ogy and graduated summa cum laude. 

Sturdivant is currently a medical school student at the 
UT Health Sciences Center in Memphis. He serves on the 
medical school's executive council and on the Biological 
Science Subcommittee. 

Sturdivant will serve with fellow student Amy Prevost, 
a marketing major from UT Chattanooga. 

Student representatives serve one-year terms on the 
board. 



Gresham 



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Bible study 


Dave Evans 


Monday night football party 


The Reformed University Fellowship will meet tonight 
at 8:00 p.m. in UC 111. 


The SAC will kick off its "Nooner" series on Thursday 
at 11:30 a.m. in the UC cafeteria. 


The SAC will host a football party at 7 p.m. on Mon- 
day in the UC gamer oom. 


SAC comedian 


Intramural softball 


Cornstalk '05 


The Student Activities Council will present Diane 
Eagle as part of the 909 Comedy Series at 9:09 p.m. 
tonight. Free admission. 


Campus Recreation is beginning to register teams for 
season's intramural softball leagues. Captains and free 
agents will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 8 at the Elam 
Center. Cost is $25. Call 881-7745 for more information. 


The second annual Cornstalk music festival will take 
place at 3 p.m. on Sept. 10. Organizers tout it as "an all- 
day event full of face-rockin' music" in Dyer. Chairs, 
blankets and coolers allowed. Free admission. Visit 
www.myspace.com/cornstalk for more information. 




Rank: Continued 
from Cover 

Dunagan also said 
improvement in student 
retention is due in part to 
the university's Student 
Success Center which offers 
advising support, career 
services and other initia- 
tives designed to help stu- 
dents succeed. 

U.S. News determines the 
rankings based on informa- 
tion gathered from various 
sources such as the Council 
for Aid to Education 
Information is also gath- 
ered from surveys complet- 
ed by the institutions. 



they complete, Parrish 
said. Therefore, if a staff 
member fails to complete 
a page, he or she does not 
get paid until it is done. 

Last year's yearbook cost 
$60,000 to print, but The 
Spirit had to pay $3,115.99 
in postage to send the year- 
book to graduated seniors. 
Administrators anticipate 
having to pay postage yet 
again to send the yearbook 
to last year's fall and spring 
graduates. 

In May, the UTM 
Publications Committee 
approved Rebecca Dailey 
and Kim Ferrell as the co- 
editors for the 2005-2006 



school year. Parrish said 
the first priority for the 
new leadership will be fin- 
ishing the 2004-2005 edi- 
tion of The Spirit. 

"What held us up last 
year was student photos," 
said Kim Ferrell, the new 
co-editor. "We're going to 
see to that first this year." 

Ferrell blames "bad com- 
munication" for last year's 
delay and said that she and 
Dailey are taking steps to 
ensure more timely com- 
pletion of this year's. 

"I can guarantee that the 
2006 yearbook will be here 
on time," Ferrell said. 



7:21 a.m., August 22 
University Courts 

A student reported some 
property stolen from his 
vehicle. 

8:13 a.m., August 22 
Cooper Hall 

A fire alarm sounded. 
MFD and officers re- 
sponded. It was deter- 
mined to be a false alarm. 
The system was reset. 

2:35 p.m., August 22 
Administration Building 

Jeffrey Trim was issued 
a citation for leaving the 
scene of an accident. 

6:40 p.m., August 22 
Moody Street 

A student reported that 
their vehicle was involved 
in a hit and run accident. 
Report on file. 

7:05 p.m., August 22 
Cooper Hall 

A fire alarm sounded. 
MFD and officers re- 
sponded. It was deter- 
mined to be a false alarm. 
The system was reset. 

7:33 a.m., August 23 
Off campus-South 

Assited MPD with a traf- 
fic accident investigation. 

10:09 a.m., August 23 
Brehm Hall 

A fire alarm sounded. 
MFD and officers re- 
sponded. It was deter- 
mined to be a false alarm. 
The system was reset. 



1:19 p.m., August 23 
Administration Building 

There was a report of a 
student feeling faint. EMS 
responded; however, the 
victim refused transport 
to the hospital. The victim 
was transported to Stu- 
dent Health. 

3:35 a.m., August 24 
McCord Hall 

A student reported suf- 
fering from a severe sore 
throat. The victim was 
transported to the hos- 
pital and was then later 
transported back to the 
dorm. 

8:01 a.m., August 24 
Off campus-North 

Linda Stockman was is- 
sued a citation for failure 
to yield to pedestrians in 
a crosswalk. 

8:44 a.m., August 24 
Browning Hall 

A student reported that 
their vehicle was involved 
in a hit and run accident. 
Investigating. Continued. 

11:13 a.m., August 24 
Administration Building 

Assisted a student who 
had fallen down some 
stairs. The student 
requested that EMS not 
respond. 

12:11 a.m., August 26 
Lot 9-McCord Hall 

Nicholas Maness was 
issued two misdemeanor 
citations for simple pos- 



session of marijuana and 
drug paraphernalia. 

2:17 a.m., August 26 
McCord Hall 

Taylor Jones and Alexan- 
der David were referred 
to Student Affairs for a 
first offense, underage 
alcohol violation. 

8:55 a.m., August 26 
Unknown 

An employee reported 
that they had lost a uni- 
versity key somewhere 
off of campus. Report on 
file. 

11:42 p.m., August 26 
Cooper Hall 

Received notification that 
a fire alarm was sound- 
ing. It was determined 
to be a false alarm by 
officers and MFD. The 
system was reset. 

4:44 p.m., August 26 
Lot 6 - Crisp Hall 

Traffic accident involving 
two vehicles. Report on 
file. 

9:16 a.m., August 28 
University Courts 

There was a report of a 
missing bicycle. 

6:47 p.m., August 28 
Lot 13-Cooper/Clement 

Traffic accident involving 
two vehicles. Report on 
file. 



August 30, 2005 



Campus News 



Page 5 



Delay: Continued from Cover 



Once B Building is completed, C, D, E 
and then A Buildings will follow. 

Nipp said that C, D, and E Buildings are 
in various stages of completion; however, 
A Building poses as the most work with 
sheet rock still needing to be put up. Nipp 
hopes that there will not be a long time 
lag in the completion of each building and 
that the entire University Village will be 
completed before the beginning of next 
semester. 

Although this delay could not have 
been prevented, several students were 
already planning to move into the apart- 
ments this fall. 

Wright said that students were notified 
on July 25 that they would be staying rent- 
free in McCord Hall until their building 
in University Village is completed. He 
continued by saying, "We [Department of 
Housing] have attempted to meet some of 
the difficulties." 

This includes twin-size sheets, a $10 
laundry card and a refrigerator/freezer/ 
microwave combo being provided. 

For some students, the change in living 
arrangements was not a big deal; how- 
ever, for others, it was. 

"I was upset because I have already 
lived in the dorm," said Katie Lyn Besley, 
a sophomore from Lawrenceburg. "They 
kind of waited to the last minute to inform 
us about the situation." 

Wright said that general letters consist- 
ing of how the situation was being assist- 



ed were sent out prior to student arrival. 

There was also concern from some stu- 
dents that the university informed them 
of the situation after the deadline pur- 
posefully to keep them from becoming a 
resident and receive a full refund. 

In response to this, Wright said, "There 
was absolutely no attempt to bypass a 
deadline." He continued by saying that 
the university honestly believed that 
University Village would be completed 
on time. He also said that the Department 
of Housing was more than willing to 
work with students. Freshman and sopho- 
mores, although they are not allowed 
to live off campus, had the option of 
switching to one of the other halls. The 
Department of Housing also worked with 
juniors and seniors if they wished to 
move off campus. 

"It's a disappointment, but I'm not upset. 
I'm really excited to leave McCord and go 
there [University Village],"said Kristen 
Pruitt, a freshman from Cordova. 

While University Village is not yet com- 
plete, it still promises to provide students 
with outstanding living accommodations 
upon completion. 

"Thank you," Wright said to the future 
residents of University Village. "I know it 
has been stressful. However, this has been 
a wonderful example of UTM spirit from 
both students and parents." 



Delay: Continued from Page 4 



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can be contacted by calling (731) 881-7777. 




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NTERTAINMENT 



pacer.utm.edu/entertainment/ 



Rachel Rogers, A&E Editor • E-mail: pacer_features@utm.edu 



Martin leaves you no reason to complain of boredom 



Ying Yang Twins 
just part of the 
entertainment that 
Martin has to offer 
this year 

Rachel Rogers 

Arts & Entertainment Editor 

So Martin may be a small- 
sized town with only one Wal- 
Mart and no Starbucks, but that 
doesn't mean there's nothing to 
do around here. 

Martin has plenty to offer in 
the way of entertainment. With 
four major night spots and within 
driving distance of a few major 
cities, you have no reason to 
spend Friday night in your dorm 
room watching Will & Grace 
reruns with the excuse of 'there's 
nothing to do around here.' 

For one thing, check out the 
Ying Yang Twins right here on 
the campus of UTM. The rap 
stars, probably most famous for 
their collaboration with Lil' John 
and the Eastside Boyz known as 
'Get Low,' will be visiting our 
very own Elam Center. This will 
be the first time UTM has hosted 
a concert for the students since 
Tennessee natives Fuel were here 
in 2001. They will be here on 
at 8 p.m.. Sat., Sept. 17. Tickets 
are on sale now for $20 at the 
Information Desk in the UC. 

For those of you whose musical 



tastes lie elsewhere, Bryan Hayes 
and the Retrievers will be mak- 
ing an appearance. Made up of 
three former UTM students, the 
musicians have received praise 
from the Commercial Appeal as 
'a country cousin to Tom Petty.' 
They will be at the Stables on 
Sept. 17. 

Don't forget Martin's slew of 
local bands! You can usually 
check out some of your classmates 
at the Stables on the weekends. 
For example. Seven Signs, made 
up of all UTM students, will be 
hitting the stage on Sept. 9. 

If you don't mind making the 
drive and are willing to sleep 
through the next day's classes, 
Ozzfest is celebrating it's 10th 
anniversary by hitting the stage in 
Nashville on Wed., Aug. 31. Bands 
like the original Black Sabbath, 
Rob Zombie, Velvet Revolver, 
Black Label Society and other 
bands will showcase their talents 
in an all day concert at Nashville's 
Starwood Amphitheatre. 

For those of you with a taste 
for more low-key entertainment, 
UTM offers a free movie to stu- 
dents every Wed. and Fri. night 
here in Watkins Auditorium. 
Also, the Comedy Series begins 
at 7 p.m.. Sept. 1 on the patio. 

A guest artist exhibit featuring 
Jack Troy will open in the Fine 
Arts Building at 5 p.m.. Sept. 6 
and will run through Sept. 9. 

Another way to help fight bore- 
dom on the weekends when all of 
your friends are gone are Martin's 



'swinging hot spots.' 

If you're looking for a somewhat 
quiet place where you can sit and 
hang out with your friends, check 
out Cadillac's. Dress code is casu- 
al, with most people showing up 
in something that looked like 
it came strait off the American 
Eagle rack. 

The Watering Hole is a popular 
spot for pool players. This is also 
a great place to hang out with 
your friends. Dress code is usu- 
ally whatever you wore to class 
that day. 

Cheers has something to offer 
everyone. The front part offers 
TVs and pool tables. But walk 
into the back and things are vast- 
ly different. Here you can find a 
dance floor, a bar and karaoke for 
the brave folks. Dress code is any- 
thing you want to wear. It ranges 
from regular street clothes to 
barely-there tops and skirts that 
don't leave much to the imagina- 
tion. 

The Stables is more famous for 
its music than for its drinking. 
But it's still a great place to hang 
out with your friends. Dress code 
is casual. 

So no matter if it's a bunch of 
guys head banging, or wander- 
ing around looking at a bunch of 
paintings, you can be sure that 
there will be something here to 
keep you from complaining to 
your friends that Martin is 'bor- 
ing.' 




D-Roc and Kaine, otherwise known as the Ying-Yang 
Twins, will be coming to Martin on September 17th 




Heath Ledger and Matt Damon play Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the new movie 
The Brothers Grimm , directed by Terry Gilliam. 



Grimm adventure awaits in new movie 



Rachel Rogers 

A&E Editor 

Do you remember all of 
those fairy tales that you 
used to hear when you were 
a child? Do you have fond 
memories of your mother 
reading you "Little Red 
Riding Hood" or "Rapun- 
zel"? Did you ever wonder 
where those stories came 
from? 

In The Brothers Grimm, 
those questions are finally 
answered. 

The story takes place in 
French occupied Germany 
in 1796. We are introduced 
to two brothers, Jacob and 
Wilhelm Grimm, played by 
Heath Ledger and Matt Da- 
mon. The two travel around 
the countryside making 
themselves famous and rich 
by tracing local folklore and 
vanquishing evil witches 
and trolls. However, the 
two are merely con-artists, 
playing on suppressions 
and faking the entire thing. 

Their lucrative business 
soon comes to an end when 
the French capture them 
and demand their services. 
In a local forest, nine little 
girls are missing. Two of 
the girls happen to be Little 
Red Riding Hood and Gre- 
tel, who with her brother 
Hansel, went into the for- 
est to find the missing girls. 
The French believe that it 
is someone like the Grimm 
brothers, playing on the lo- 
cal belief that the forest is 



enchanted. His offer: if the 
brothers will go into the for- 
est with some of his French 
soldiers and find out who 
is kidnapping the girls and 
stop them, then the brothers 
will be granted amnesty. 

Jacob and Will agree and 
soon find themselves in a 
small town filled with para- 
noia and fear. Thinking that 
the culprit is simply another 
con-artist like themselves, 
they bravely claim that they 
will venture into the forest 
and bring the girls back 
safely. They need only one 
thing: a guide. The locals 
point to a strange charac- 
ter known as the Trapper, 
a beautiful young woman 
named Angelika who has 
lost both of her sisters to the 
mysterious forest. 

And so they head out into 
the enchanted forest. 

Almost immediately, they 
can tell that something is 
not right. Trees appear to 
move on their own. Un- 
earthly howls shatter the air. 
Strange crows gather above 
to watch them. Their horses 
will not go any farther, and, 
in the middle of the forest, 
is a strange tower. 

Angelika tells the story of 
how, long ago, a Christian 
king built a large castle in 
the forest. He and his wife, 
who was very beautiful — 
and very vain — lived there 
as they ruled over the king- 
dom. 

Until the plague came. 

The king was the first to 



die. The queen quickly built 
a tower high above the vil- 
lage so that she would not 
catch the plague. There she 
sat, day after day, looking 
at herself in the mirror and 
brushing her long, long 
hair. But the queen forgot 
that the plague could be 
carried by the wind and it 
wasn't long before she fell 
victim. 

While Will, the practical 
one, refuses to believe that 
there's anything supernatu- 
ral going on, Jake, the schol- 
ar, remembers an old fairy 
tale that had all of the same 
elements. Finally, he is able 
to get into the tower and re- 
alizes that the queen is still 
there. He realizes that be- 
fore she died, she had sto- 
len all of the spells from the 
village. One of those spells 
was for eternal life. 

But not eternal youth. 

They soon realize that, 
on the night of the blood 
moon, the queen must drink 
the blood of twelve young 
girls in order to once again 
become young and power- 
ful. And only the Brothers 
Grimm, with the help of a 
few friends, can stop her. 

So next time you pick up a 
copy of "Little Red Riding 
Hood," or decide to read 
"Cinderella" to your young 
niece, you may find your- 
self asking: are fairy tales 
real? 



Next-Gen Console War to ‘Up 
the Ante’ for Game Developers 



James Baker 

Entertainment Writer 

With the upcoming 
releases of the Xbox 360, 
PlayStation 3 and the 
Nintendo Revolution, the 
console wars are heating 
up again. Anyone who 
watched E3 (Electronic 
Entertainment Expo) cover- 
age this spring knows that 
this time around, things are 
going to get messy. With 
Sony's continued domi- 
nance, Microsoft being 
thrown into the foray and 
Nintendo's lackluster third 
party performance with 
both the Gamecube and its 
granddaddy the 64 it's any- 
one's guess what gaming 
experiences may come. 

Aside from fan boys 
throwing down over who's 
got the better controller, 
perhaps the most interest- 
ing development of the 
console wars will be the 
new gaming concepts and 
perhaps even new genres 
created by the pressure 
put on developers to create 
new and innovative ways 
to game. 

With the PS3's new "Cell" 
processor said to have 2 
teraflops of floating point 
overall system perfor- 
mance and a graphics pro- 
cessor running at 550mhz, 
not to mention the 360's 
ability to draw 500 million 
triangles per second and 
its 20 gigabyte hard drive. 



Next-Gen Console Breakdown 


PlayStation 3 

Launch Date - March 15, 2006 


XBox 360 

Launch Date - November 4, 2005 


PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz 


Three symmetrical cores running at 3.2 GHz each 


512KB L2 cache 


1 MB L2 cache 


7 x SPE @3.2GHz 


500 million triangles per second 


7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPR 


20GB hard drive 


Graphics Processor - 550MHz 


1 teraflop of Overall Floating-Point Performance 


Computing power of 2 teraflops 




Nintendo Revolution 

As always, Nintedo remains tight-lipped about its newest console's spec.'s leaving us in the gaming community to 
speculate. There were rumors that it featured a dual 1.8GHz PowerPC-based setup with 512KB L2 cache, 1.2GHz FSB, 
600MHz ATI graphics chip with 12MB SRAM and that it features a 6GB DVD disk format. But if you think about it, 
these spec.'s can be dismissed quite easily as: 1 most all dual-layer DVD's have 8GB of storage and 2 it would be very 
hard to fit two processors in the Revolution's tiny body. I'm when they're announced sure the spec.'s will be competi- 
tive but overshadowed by the PS3's and 360's. 



video game graphics will 
reach a new plateau. This 
means that most games on 
both systems will have very 
similar looking graphics, 
regardless of specs. (The 
human eye really can't tell 
the difference between 450 
and 500 million triangles.) 
In turn, this will mean that 
flashy graphics alone will 
not sell games anymore, as 
most will have nearly iden- 
tical graphics. That's one 
less crutch for developers 
to lean on when trying to 
make a game that sells. 

This will force develop- 
ers to create new gameplay 
elements and perhaps even 
new genres never before 
thought of. 

As for who will come out 
on top of the console wars, 
it's a tough call as there is 



not much to go on from 
Nintendo, but it is my pre- 
diction that pending mir- 
acle killer apps from both 
Microsoft and Nintendo 
(and by that I mean some- 
thing besides Halo 3 and 
Katamari Damacy 2), Sony 
will continue their domi- 
nance. 

Microsoft can afford to 
stay in the game for a few 
more consoles regardless of 
profits, because hey, they're 
Microsoft. However, the 
Revolution may go the 
way of Dreamcast and be 
Nintendo's last console 
release if they can't get 
their act together and get 
some serious third party 
support. 



Have an event? We want to 
hear about it! Send an email 

to racerjeatures@utm.edu 

Hope to hear from 
you soon! 





August 30, 2005 



Arts & Entertainment 



Page 7 



Wars of the Worlds invades theaters 



Elizabeth Watts 

Viewpoints Editor 

The summer is known 
for being the season 
when major movies 
are released. I thought 
War of the Worlds was 
great. 

War of the Worlds stars 
Tom Cruise and Da- 
kota Fanning. Cruise 
plays a father who has 
his daughter. Fanning, 
and his son visiting on 
the weekend in New 
York City. All of a sud- 
den, alien machines 
with long metal legs 
erupt from under the 
streets. At first, people 
don't know what to 
think, but when the 
aliens start turning in- 
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into a fine white dust, 
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lows Cruise and his 
family as they run 
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ern United States in a 
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No Excuse _ No Explanation _ No Surrender 



Skyhawks look to show improvement with 21 returning 
starters as the 2005 football season gets underway 



Amy Eddings 

Sports Editor 

Skyhawk quarterback Brady 
Wahlberg's biggest opponent the 
past two seasons hasn't been the 
teams he's been playing against; 
it's been his health. Playing in just 
eight games in each of the last two 
years, one of the major concerns is 
how to keep him on the field for 
all 11. 

"We have a bigger offensive 
line this season," said head coach 
Matt Griffin of the efforts to keep 
Wahlberg healthy. "We're much 
stronger and a little deeper than 
before. The strength coach has re- 
ally made a difference with those 
guys." 

Looking to improve upon last 
year's efficiency rat- 
ing of 103.27, Wahl- 
berg knows that he 
has to make changes 
himself; it's not all 
up to his line. 

"I've rehabbed all 
summer," said Wahl- 
berg. "I've worked 
out in the weight 
room a lot. I need to 
be smarter and be 
able to get down when the line- 
backers are coming at me. I need 
to be able to slide and get out of 
the way." 

Wahlberg serves as one of four 



team captains, all seniors, for the 
2005 season. Joining him are de- 
fensive end Andre Plummer, of- 
fensive lineman Jody Womble 
and free safety Chad McMahan, 
who like Wahlberg, has had to 
make changes in the offseason. 

"I've moved from rover to free 
safety this year," McMahan. "It's 
basically the quarterback of the 
defense. I think the Coaches put 
me back there because I have a 
good knowledge of our defense 
after starting the past couple 
years." 

"I have to get everyone in line, 
as far as strengths. I give the cov- 
erages and exactly what is every- 
one is expected to do every play. 
The position that I played last 
year didn't have as much commu- 
nication as 
now," McMa- 
han said. 

Despite be- 
ing picked 
to finish 9th 
in the OVC, 
people are 
taking notice 
of the im- 
provements 
that Skyhawk 
football has made during Griffin's 
three-year tenure at UTM. 

Five Skyhawks were named to 
the All-OVC Preseason Team for 
the 1st time in school history. 



2DD5 Captains 
Chad McMahan - FS 
Andre Plummer - DE 
Brady Wahlberg - QB 
Jody Wamble - DL 



UTM's five players were the sec- 
ond most of any school in the con- 
ference; only Eastern Illinois had 
more with six. 

These players are sophomore 
tailback Donald Chapman, junior 
wide receiver Taurean Stephens, 
senior cornerback Jason Coleman, 
Plummer and junior linebacker 
Markeseo Jackson. 

"It is a great honor to have five 
players named to this preseason 
team," Griffin said. "All five are 
outstanding young men with 
great character. But, [it doesn't] 
mean anything. The postseason 
accolades are what matter. And if 
we get out there and win games, 
they'll come." 

Each of the five preseason picks 
finished among the conference 
leaders in their respective catego- 
ries. 

Chapman, who was the 2004 
OVC Freshman of the Year, fin- 
ished fourth in the league in rush- 
ing yards with a school record 
1,084 and finished 15th nation- 
ally in rushing with 108.4 yards 
per game. "He possesses the abil- 
ity to get the tough yards," said 
Skyhawk offensive coordinator 
Mickey Fein. "He's definitely the 
[player] that on the 3rd- or 4th- 
and-short that you want to get the 
ball." 

Stephens earned 2nd team All- 
OVC honors last season after hav- 



ing 67 catches 
for 732 yards 
to rank sec- 
ond and third 
in the league, 
respectively, in 
receptions and 
receiving yardage. 

Stephen also 
finished tied 
for 18th in the 
nation in re- 
ceptions (6.7 per game). 

"Taurean has a promis- 
ing season coming up," 
said wide receivers 
coach Kevin Cahill. 

"He's worked very 
hard in the weight 
room and he's dedicat- 
ed to the program." 

Coleman had four 
interceptions for 73 
yards in 2004 with 45 
solo tackles. "[Cole- 
man] is probably the 
best tackier we 
have, " said cor- 
nerbacks coach 
Matt Wise. "He 
has the physically abili- 
ties for man coverage ... can play 
great zone coverage ... and he rec- 
ognizes route combinations and is 
mentally the best in the group." 

Plummer finished tied for fifth 
in the league last season in tackles 
with ten for 29 yards. He had 46 



Senior cornerback Jason 
Coleman was among the five 
Skyhawks picked to 
the pre-season All- 
OVC Team. Last 
season, Coleman 
finished fourth 
in the league 
with four in- 
terceptions 
for a total of 
73 yards. 

Photo by: 

Rodney Freed 




total tackles and 2.5 sacks in 
2004. 

"He has really come along quite 
a ways," said defensive coordina- 
tor Mark Lister. "He was second- 
team all-conference last year and 
will definitely make contributions 
on the defensive line." 

Rounding out the Skyhawks 
picked for the preseason team is 
Jackson, who finished an impres- 
sive second in the nation in solo 
tackles (6.73 per game), tied for 
9th in forced fumbles (0.36 per 

— See ‘Football on Page 9 



2005 Ohio ahy Con far ai cB Opponent Previews 




•Location: Nashville 
• Stadium: The Coliseum 
•Mascot: Tigers 
•Colors: Blue & White 
•Coach: James Webber 



Sept. 17 • Noon 
Martin 

TSU returns 16 starters, including wide receiver Fred 
Burnette who finished fourth in the OVC in receiving av- 
erage with 56.7 yards per game and quarterback Bryson 
Rosser who passed for 1,129 yards with 10 touchdowns, 
completing 48.3 percent of his passes and allowing only 
six interceptions. The Tigers were picked to finish sev- 
enth in the OVC in the preseason poll. 



•2004 Overall Record: 4-2 
•2004 OVC Record: 2-5 
•Finished 8th in OVC 



•Offense: Multiple, 
Pro-Set 
•Defense: 4-3 
•Last year, TSU defeated 
UTM, 27-13, in Martin. 



Oct. 29 • 6 p.m. 

Charleston, 111. 

EIU returns 19 starters this season, the second most after 
UTM. Among them is cornerback Ben Brown who inter- 
cepted five passes and knocked down 16 passes to earn 
a ranking of 5th in the nation in passes defended. Also 
returning is defensive end Kory Lothe. Lothe was tied 
for first in the league with six sacks in 2004 and was also 
tied for fifth place with 9.5 tackles for a loss. The Panthers 
were picked to finish fourth in the OVC preseason poll. 




•Location: Charleston, 111. 
•Stadium: O'Brien Sta- 
dium 

•Mascot: Panthers 
• Colors: Blue and Grey 



•Coach: Bob Spoo 
•2004 Overall Record: 5-6 
•2004 OVC Record: 4-4 
•Finished t-4th 



•Offense: Multiple, 
Pro-Set 
•Defense: 4-3 
•Last year, UTM defeated 
EIU, 34-12, in Martin. 




Oct. 8*2 p.m. (Homecoming) 

Martin 

TTU returns 15 starters, most noticeably defensive end 
Yusuf Sharif who was added to the 1st team All-OVC af- 
ter ranking third in the conference in sacks with 4.5 and 
third in tackles for a loss with 13. Sharif had 56 tackles 
total and also had three forced fumbles. Also returning 
is running back Trey Bonner who led the team with 795 
total yards (72.3 per game) and seven touchdowns. The 
Golden Eagles are predicted to finish fifth in the OVC. 




Nov. 5 • Noon 
Martin 

The recently-renamed Redhawks have 15 starters coming 
back. Ranked second nationally, punter David Simonhoff 
returns after earning All-American honors with an O VC- 
record 46.0 punting average. Simonhoff picked up a total 
of 3,174 yards on 69 attempts. Also returning is wide re- 
ceiver Jamel Oliver who finished fourth the conference in 
receptions (4.5 pg) and ninth in all-purpose yardage (91.8 
ypg). SEMO was picked to finish eighth this season. 



•Location: Cookeville 
•Stadium: Tucker Stadium 
•Mascot: Golden Eagles 
•Colors: Purple & Gold 
• Coach: Mike Hennigan 



•2004 Overall Record: 6-5 
•2004 OVC Record: 3-4 
•Finished 5th in OVC 



•Offense: Multiple 
•Defense: Multiple 
•Last year, TSU defeated 
UTM, 49-20, in Cooke- 
ville. 



•Location: Cape 
Girardeau, Mo. 

•Stadium: Houck Stadium 
•Mascot: Redhawks 
•Colors: Red and Black 



•Coach: Mike Hennigan 
•2004 Overall Record: 3-8 
•2004 OVC Record: 3-5 
•Finished t-6th in OVC 



•Offense: One Back 
•Defense: Multiple 
•Last year, SEMO de- 
feated UTM, 35-7, in 
Cape Girardeau 




Oct. 15 • 4 p.m. 

Jacksonville, Ala. 

Defending OVC Champs, JSU returns quarterback Mau- 
rice Mullins who led the league with an impressive pass 
efficiency rating of 146.61 and threw for 1,367 yards and 
six touchdowns. Also among their 15 total starters com- 
ing back is return specialist Craig Agee who led the OVC 
and the nation with a punt return average of 20.5 yards 
on 18 caries for a total of 369 yards in 2004. The Game- 
cocks were picked to finish first in the OVC again. 



•Location: Jacksonville, 
Ala. 

• Stadium: Paul Snow 
Memorial Stadium 
•Mascot: Gamecocks 



•Colors: Red & Black 
•Coach: Jack Crowe 
•2004 Overall Record: 9-2 
•2004 OVC Record: 3-4 
•Finished 1st in OVC 



•Offense: Multiple 
•Defense: 5-2 
•Last year, JSU defeated 
UTM, 59-12, in Martin. 



Nov. 12 • 12:30 p.m. 

Richmond, Ky. 

EKU has just 13 returning starters for the 2005. Among 
the returners to watch is Andre Ralston who ranked fifth 
in the OVC in receiving yards (611) and accounted for 
five TDs on 36 catches. Senior linebacker Jerome Jones 
comes back after finishing third in the league with 113 
tackles including 57 solo stops. He also led the OVC with 
15 tackles for a loss and had 2.5 sacks. The Colonels were 
voted to finish in the second place spot this season. 




•Location: Richmond, Ky. 
• Stadium: Roy Kidd 
Stadium 

•Mascot: Colonels 
•Colors: Maroon & White 



•Coach: Danny Hope 
•2004 Overall Record: 6-5 
•2004 OVC Record: 6-2 
•Finished t-2nd in OVC 



•Offense: Spread 
•Defense: 4-3 
•Last year, EKU defeated 
UTM, 41-14, in Martin. 




•Location: Birmingham, 
Ala. 

•Stadium: Seibert Stadium 
•Mascot: Bulldogs 
•Colors: Red & Blue 



Oct. 22 • Noon 
Martin 

Samford has 17 returning starters for 2005. Linebacker 
Steve Tennin was the team's second leading tackier with 
78 last season. Tennin was tied for 7th in the OVC with 
nine tackles for a loss and finished second in the league 
for with four fumble recoveries. Wide receiver Ossie Bu- 
channon comes back after collecting a total of 400 yards 
with a touchdown on 43 carries in 2004. The Bulldogs 
are predicted to finish the season in sixth place. 



•Coach: Bill Gray 
•2004 Overall Record: 4-7 
•2004 OVC Record: 3-5 
•Finished t-6th in OVC 



•Offense: Multiple 
•Defense: Multiple 
•Last year, Samford 
defeated UTM, 34-20, in 
Birmingham. 



Nov. 17 • 7 p.m. 

Martin 

MSU has the fewest starters coming back from the 2004 
season with 10 total, only two of which are on defense. 
Cornerback Onsha Whittaker topped the OVC with seven 
interceptions last season and finished ninth nationally in 
passes defended (1.55pg). Also returning is running back 
Nick Turner who finished fourth in the OVC in both punt 
return (9.4 ypg) and all purpose yardage (123.0 ypg). The 
Racers were picked to finish the season in third place. 




•Location: Murray, Ky. 
•Stadium: Roy Stewart 
Stadium 
•Mascot: Racers 
•Colors: Navy & Gold 



•Coach: Mike Hennigan 
•2004 Overall Record: 7-4 
•2004 OVC Record: 6-2 
•Finished t-2nd in OVC 



•Offense: One-back, 
Multiple 

•Defense: 8-man front 
•Last year, MSU defeated 
UTM, 38-0, in Murray. 








August 30, 2005 



Sports 



Page 9 



Soccer gets first win, looks to home opener 




Matthew Maxey 

S taff Pho tographer 

The Skyhawk soccer team 
opened the 2005 season by 
winning one of two games 
during the Waterfront 
Classic in Monroe, La. 

UTM opened the 
tournament by dropping 
a game to the Ladies of 
Centenary College by a 
score of 2-1. Centenary 
was incredibly proficient 
scoring their two goals on 
only four shot attempts, 
while UTM was only able 
to connect once with their 
27 shot attempts when 
sophomore midfielder 
Katie Behrens netted a shot 
in the 80th minute. 

UTM had an excellent 
opportunity to tie the game 
in the last 30 seconds of 
the match, but a shot off 
the foot of Jamie Ohlheiser 
was marvously saved by 
Centenary goaltender 
Sarah Balkey. 

UTM faced tournament 
host Louisiana-Monroe on 
Sunday afternoon, where 
forward Katie Jackson 
got assists from both 
Kindal Keim and team co- 
captain Lindsey Tilk as she 
connected on two goals 
during a six minute span in 
the second half to give the 
Skyhawks their first win 
of the season. Goaltender 
Megan Dempsey added six 
saves as she earned her first 
shutout of this season, and 
the seventh of her career. 

The Skyhawks will return 
to action on Wednesday as 
they face the Lady Mocs of 
UT Chattanooga, opening 
their home schedule at 
Skyhawk Field. The Lady 
Mocs make the trek across 
Tennessee after a season 
opening 4-1 loss to Clemson 



University on Friday, 
and traveling to Eastern 
Kentucky only to have the 
game canceled due to severe 
weather. As severe weather 
also threatens Wednesday's 
game, UTM will attempt to 
avenge last year's season 
opening 4-1 loss to UTC in 
which the Mocs jumped out 
to an early lead and never 
looked back. UTM will look 
to return the favor as action 
kicks off on Skyhawk Field 
at 4 p.m. 

On Friday, the Skyhawks 
will travel to Springfield, 
Mo. as they take on the 



Bears of Southwest Missouri 
State. The Bears come off 
two early season wins and 
a match up with the Kansas 
Jayhawks. UTM will be 
looking for its first win over 
Southwest Missouri after 
playing to a 1-1 tie in 2003. 

For more information 
on the Skyhawk Women's 
Soccer team log onto www. 
utmsports.com and watch 
for next week's issue of The 
Pacer for a full preview of 
the 2005 Skyhawk Soccer 
season. 



Football: Continued from Page 8 



game) and tied for 19th in to- 
tal tackles (10.55 per game). 
He also had three sacks and 
was named Onamed the 
Ohio Valley Conference De- 
fensive Player of the Year in 
Lindy's Preseason Football. 

First up for the Skyhawks 
is the University of Central 
Arkansas. 

The Bears are coming off 
a season-opening, 51-0, win 
against East New Mexico 
last Thursday. "They've 
scored some points. I've 
seen their track record," 
Griffin said. "They're a 
game ahead of us. They're 
good on defense and they 
run very well. I think we'll 
have our hands full." 

After Thursday's game in 
which they allowed ENMU 
to gain just 125 yards to- 
tal, only one of which was 
passing, it looks like Wahl- 
berg will have the most dif- 
fuculty against the Bears. 

"Without a doubt, they're 
an excellent team," Wahl- 
berg said. "They do great 
things on both sides. We 
need to focus on ourselves. 
Execution is going to be key 
in this game." 

UCA is a Division II 
school in UTM's old confer- 



"... we will net surren- 
der. We won't have to." 

-Brady Wahlbarg 

Skyhawk Suartarback 



ence, the Gulf South. UTM 
saw much success in the 
GSC, earning tri-champion- 
ship honors in 1988. 

Kickoff is scheduled for 
6:30 p.m. Thursday at Gra- 
ham Stadium. 

The Skyhawks play two 
other non-conference games 
in 2005. The second of the 
three is against Arkansas 
State at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at In- 
dian Stadium in Jonesboro. 

After returning home for 
an OVC contest against Ten- 
nessee State, the Skyhawks 
will then travel to North 
Carolina to face Gardner- 
Webb at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 24 
in Boiling Springs. 

Overall, the team is opti- 
mistic about the upcoming 
season. 

"We expect things to be 
better than they've been," 
McMahan said. "We defi- 
nitely have the talent to be 
better than what people ex- 



pect." 

"We have really good 
schemes to best our chances 
of being successful. There's 
a different feeling with this 
team than last year. There's 
a lot more excitement and 
a lot more guys excited to 
win," McMahan said. 

"We're looking at a great 
year this year," Wahlberg 
said. "Our team chemistry 
is much better and the atti- 
tude of our players has im- 
proved so much." 

"We have so many play- 
makers this year like [Ste- 
pehns]. Cole Duncan, and 
[Chapman] that we will 
definitely be successful." 

To encourage that suc- 
cess, the team's nine se- 
niors, McMahan, Wahlberg, 
Plummer, Womble, Cole- 
man, Taylor Brown, Jo- 
seph Threats, Zac Scott and 
Rogric Smith, along with 
Coach Griffin, have adopt- 
ed the motto of "No excuse 
...no explanation ... no sur- 
render." 

"We've decided to live by 
that motto," said Wahlberg. 
"When we factor in the first 
two things, we will not sur- 
render. We won't have to." 




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Women's soccer senior forward Katie Jackson 
played an invaluable role in the Skyhawks 
win over the University of Louisiana-Monroe 
this past weekend. During the second half, 
she scored two goals within a six minute span, 
which lead to UTM getting their first win of the 
season. Jackson quickly returned to the scor- 
ing role she had grown accustomed to, before 
being plagued with a leg injury throughout last 
season. This weekend's goals were the 23rd and 
24th of her career and the sixth game winner 
during her time at UTM. 





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Matthew Maxey/ File Photo 

Senior forward Katie Jackson 
pushes the ball forward during 
a recent scrimmage. 



Skyhawk volleyball opens 2005 season 



Matthew Maxey 

S taff Pho tographer 

The new look Skyhawk 
volleyball team and first year 
head coach Amy Draper 
traveled to Ohio University 
where they participated 
in the Amerihost Hotel 
Invitational this past 
weekend. 

The Skyhawks fell to 
Idaho, 3-0 (30-24, 30-20, 
30-20), and Ohio, 3-0 (30- 
10, 30-16, 30-20), on Friday 
before dropping a 3-0 (30- 
24, 30-26, 30-17) decision to 
West Virginia on Saturday. 



Junior Tammy Konitzer 
collected 24 digs over 
the three matches and 
was selected to the 
all-tournament team. 

Sophomore Morgan Jett 
posted 40 assists in the 
tourney. 

UTM will look to win 
its first match of the 2005 
season as it takes part in the 
Memphis Tournament this 
weekend. The Skyhawks 
next face Alabama A&M 
and Arkansas-Little Rock 
on Friday before taking on 
Memphis and Arkansas- 
Pine Bluff on Saturday. 



Preseason polls have the 
Skyhawk volleyball team 
picked to finish the season 
8th overall in the OVC, 
and sophomore Kathryn 
Sprague was selected to the 
pre-season All OVC team. 

The Skyhawks will open 
their home schedule on 
Sept. 13, as they welcome 
the Lady Bisons of Lipscomb 
to the confinds of Skyhawk 
Fieldhouse. 

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Bradley Book 
Company 



Discount College Textbooks 
118 Hurt St. *587-1986 
Toll-free 1 -877-753-BOOK 

Check us out on the Web @ www.bradleybook.com 
(On campus, next door to Next Door Records) 



GUARANTEED LOWEST 
PRICES ON TEXTBOOKS, 

PERIOD ! ! ! 

Don’t buy your books until you 

check our prices ! ! 



Regular store hours: 

Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

(Closed Saturday and Sunday) 

Special hours: 

First week of classes (Aug. 29-Sept. 2), 

8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 



The area’s only 
full-service bookstore. Bring 
your schedule of classes and 
we will pull all your books 
for you. 

No Hassle! 

University Street 



Gooch 

Hall 



Business 

Building 



Hurt Street 



The Next Door 
Music Store 



Bradley 
Book Company 



UTM Baptist 
Student Union 



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